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Thursday, November 07, 2013

Toby Keith Named Grand Marshall For Ford EcoBoost 400

Singer-songwriter,
actor, and music producer Toby Keith will serve as Grand Marshal for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday,
November 17. Homestead-Miami Speedway President Matthew Becherer made the
announcement.

Keith will
deliver the most famous words in motorsports, “Drivers start your engines,” to
commence the 15thNASCAR
Sprint Cup Series race in South Florida and the 12thconsecutive
championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“Toby Keith
is an American icon and, like Homestead-Miami Speedway, he has a great
partnership with Ford,” said Becherer. “He is the perfect individual to
officially start the Ford EcoBoost 400. We’ll have live music before the
race from Miami’s own DJ Irie and a soon-to-be-announced concert act. And then,
Toby will keep the excitement going by giving the command for drivers to start
their engines and begin 267 laps of championship racing.”

Keith
released his 17thstudio
album “Drinks After Work” on October 29, 2013. One of the most prolific
songwriters and touring artists, Keith has performed manyconcerts in the Middle East for the
U.S. armed forces. The Oklahoma native has 32 number one song singles to
his credit.

For more information
about Ford EcoBoost 400 tickets and other entertainment during Ford
Championship Weekend, visithomesteadmiamispeedway.com,
or call 305.230.5255.

3 comments:

Maybe someday NASCAR will ask Brian Johnson to be the Grand marshal instead of all these CW singers. He's a bonafide gearhead and has WAY more fans than any CW singer NASCAR can dredge up. But what does a rocker know about cars anyway?